C&K DEPOSIT SYSTEM TURNS BAD CHECKS INTO GOOD MONEY

BROOKINGS, Ore. -- Bad checks are paying off quite nicely at C&K Market here, whose automated deposit system generates up to $1,500 weekly in new revenue while successfully collecting on the great majority of shoppers' checks returned by banks.The retailer has pocketed between $25,000 and $30,000 in penalty fees paid by shoppers in the six months it's been outsourcing the task of redepositing checks

BROOKINGS, Ore. -- Bad checks are paying off quite nicely at C&K Market here, whose automated deposit system generates up to $1,500 weekly in new revenue while successfully collecting on the great majority of shoppers' checks returned by banks.

The retailer has pocketed between $25,000 and $30,000 in penalty fees paid by shoppers in the six months it's been outsourcing the task of redepositing checks returned for insufficient funds, said Hank Shields, director of management inform